Hoodlum Empire (1952)
1h 38m
Running Time
April 15, 1952Release Date
Hoodlum Empire (1952)
1h 38m
Running Time
April 15, 1952Release Date
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Plot.
It's a deadly play for power when a Mafia chieftain's top gun goes straight and threatens to testify against the big boss and his cruel, nationwide network of crime. The picture, which was shot in a semi-documentary style, was inspired by the Kefauver investigations of 1950-51.
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Cast & Crew.
Brian Donlevy
Senator Bill Stephens
Claire Trevor
Connie Williams
Forrest Tucker
Charley Pignatalli
Luther Adler
Nicholas 'Nick' Mancani
Vera Ralston
Marte Dufour
Joseph Kane
Director
John Russell
Joe Gray
Gene Lockhart
Sen. Tower
Bob Considine
Writer
Robert Considine
Writer
Grant Withers
Rev. Simon Andrews
Bruce Manning
Writer
Nathan Scott
Composer
Richard Jaeckel
Ted Dawson
Reggie Lanning
Cinematographer
Roy Roberts
Police Chief
Media.
Details.
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Hoodlum Empire is a 1952 American film noir crime film directed by Joseph Kane starring Brian Donlevy, Claire Trevor, Forrest Tucker, Vera Ralston, Luther Adler and John Russell. It was inspired by the Kefauver Committee hearings dealing with organized crime.